Analysis Components
Display Sheet (DS)
Visualizes Sheet objects with color-coded face types and optional text annotations.
Inputs
- Sheet (S) - The sheet to visualize
- Color Mode (CM) - Coloring scheme (default: 0)
- 0 = By Face Type (bend=blue, flange=gray, hem=cadetblue, hole=gold, thickness=red)
- 1 = By Direction (up=green, down=red, non-bends=light gray)
- 2 = By Bend Group (each group gets unique color)
- Display Text Info (Txt) - Show face labels (default: false)
- Text Size (TS) - Label text size (default: 20)
- Side (S) - Filter by sheet side (default: All)
- -1 = All sides
- 0 = First side (top)
- 1 = Second side (bottom)
- Face Types (FT) - Filter which face types to display
Outputs
- Sheet Faces (SF) - Filtered faces as Breps in tree structure
Color Modes Explained
- By Face Type - See different features at a glance (flanges gray, bends blue, etc.)
- By Direction - Identify which way bends fold (critical for manufacturing setup)
- By Bend Group - Visualize groups of parallel bends that move together
Tips
- Use Value List for Face Types to easily toggle feature visibility
- Text display helpful for identifying specific faces during troubleshooting
- Color Mode 2 (Bend Group) useful for understanding unrolling sequence
Sheet Info (SI)
Analyzes a Sheet and extracts comprehensive statistics and bend information.
Inputs
- Sheet (S) - The sheet to analyze
Outputs
- Flanges (F) - Count of flange faces
- Bends (B) - Count of bend features
- Hems (H) - Count of hem features
- I-Holes (Ho) - Count of isolated holes
- NI-Holes (NIH) - Count of non-isolated holes
- C-Holes (CSH) - Count of countersink holes
- Thickness (T) - Detected material thickness
- Bend ID (ID) - List of bend identifiers (B-1, B-2, HB-1, etc.)
- Bend Angle (BA) - List of bend angles (radians)
- Bend Direction (BD) - List of bend directions (Up/Down)
- Bend Radius (BR) - List of bend radius values
Tips
- Quick overview of sheet composition before processing
- Bend information essential for CNC/manufacturing specifications
- All outputs are lists - use with downstream data processing
Explode Sheet
Separates a Sheet into individual geometric components by face type.
Inputs
- Sheet (S) - The sheet to decompose
Outputs
- Flanges (F) - All flange faces as Breps
- Bends (B) - All bend faces as Breps
- Hems (H) - All hem faces as Breps
- I-Holes (IH) - Isolated hole faces
- NI-Holes (NIH) - Non-isolated hole faces
- C-Holes (CSH) - Countersink hole faces
- Thickness Faces (TF) - Thickness/internal faces
Tips
- Essential for selective processing of different feature types
- Empty outputs mean no features of that type exist
- Use with Display Sheet to visualize decomposition
- Good for custom analysis or export workflows